ETA CLASS CALENDAR






Friday, May 26:
CW: Review Day 9 - area and volume

HW due Tuesday, 5/31: complete any unfinished parts of the review packet and STUDY!! Suggestions: Re-read the reference pages and practice the problem sets again on a separate sheet of paper, then check your answers. Practice old problems from homework, classwork, warm ups, etc. Email me if you'd like additional practice problems!

Thursday, May 25:
CW: Bingo Review Day

HW due Friday, 5/26: be sure problems on pages 25 - 27 are complete and complete #1-5 on page 29

Wednesday, May 24:
CW: Review Day 7 - trigonometry

HW due Thursday, May 25: complete pages 25 and 26

Tuesday, May 23:
CW: Review Day 6 - parallelograms

HW due Wednesday, 5/24: complete pages 22 and 23 (page 23 is difficult... don't spend too long if you are feeling stuck!)

Monday, May 22:
CW: Review Day 5 continued - triangle proofs

HW due Tuesday, 5/23: complete problem set on page 19 using page 18 as a reference!

Friday, May 19:
CW: Review Day 4 - triangle proofs

HW due Monday, 5/22: complete problem set on page 17 (the three proofs should be completed on a separate sheet of paper)

Wednesday, May 17:
CW: Review Day 3 - parallel line proofs, properties of triangles, transformations

HW due Friday, 5/17: complete 1 -7 on pages 13 and 14

Tuesday, May 16:
CW: Review Day 2 - Angles

HW due Wednesday, 5/17: Work on the first proof on page 9 of the review packet (on a separate sheet of paper). The review packet is attached toward the top of the wiki.

Monday, May 15:
CW: Review Day 1 wrap up

No HW due Tuesday, 5/16 (8th graders, we will catch you up on Tuesday)

Friday, May 12:
CW: Review Day 1 - Basic Geometry Vocabulary and Constructions

HW due Monday, 5/15... Complete page 2 for homework (remember: It's a great idea to do this on a separate sheet of paper so you can re-visit and practice the problems again):


Wednesday, May 10:
CW: MAZER TAG!

HW due Friday, May 12:


Tuesday, May 9:
CW:

HW due Wednesday, 5/10:


Monday, May 8:
CW: introduction to Mazer Tag project:

HW due Tuesday, 5/9... Create your own card by drawing at least two obstacles (the obstacle sizes are listed on the page) and draw the point at which you will place the laser. This is found on page 3:


Wednesday, May 3: Circles Quiz


Wednesday, May 3:
CW: 1. group portion of circles quiz; 2. introduction to Mazer Project

HW due Friday, 5/5: prepare for the individual portion of the Circles quiz

Tuesday, May 2:
CW: review for circles quiz (completing the square/equation of a circle)

HW due Wednesday, 5/3: Study for Circle Quiz:
<-- just the problems you starred in class.

Monday, May 1:
CW: circles gallery walk

HW due Tuesday, 5/2:


Friday, April 28:
CW: circles review Jeopardy

HW due Monday, 5/1... You are given a blank circle for each property of circles we learned. Illustrate the given property with the blank circle.


Wednesday, April 26:
CW: 1. chord practice with justifications; 2. circles review Jeopardy

HW due Friday, 4/28... complete Chords for 300 and Angles for 300:


Tuesday, April 25:
CW: more chord practice

No HW due Wednesday, 4/26

Monday, April 24:
CW: discovering properties of chords in a circle

HW due Tuesday, 4/25:
1. Make sure the blank is filled in for each task... you may need to take an educated guess for those that you didn't have time to work on in class:

2. Complete the "Then" column for the first five rows:


Friday, April 21:
CW: unwinding from Geometry PARCC

No HW due Monday, 4/24 (the no homework vacation is over next week!)

Wednesday, April 19:
CW: circle vocabulary

HW due Friday, 4/21:


Tuesday, April 18:
CW: reviewing PARCC practice problems

No HW due Wednesday, 3/19... rest your brain for the Geometry PARCC tomorrow (9th graders)

Friday, April 14: Area and Volume Take Home quiz due!


Wednesday, April 12:
CW: more central and inscribed angles

HW due Friday, 4/14: take-home quiz (see above for more detail)

Tuesday, April 11:
CW: central and inscribed angles introduction

HW due Wednesday, 4/12: complete #1a, b, and d on page 3:


Monday, April 10:
CW: completing the square continuation

HW due Tuesday, 4/11: start working on the area and volume take home quiz (see above for details)

Friday, April 7:
CW: completing the square

HW due Monday, 4/10... complete the classwork:


Wednesday, April 5:
CW: 1. wrapping up area and volume (cross-sections and solids of revolution); 2. introduction to circle: equation of a circle

HW due Friday, 4/7:


Tuesday, April 4:
CW: continuation of PARCC practice on the computers

No HW due Wednesday, 4/5

Monday, April 3: WELCOME BACK!
CW: how to use the computers for PARCC (equation editor, calculator)... to be continued later this week

HW due Tuesday, 4/4:




Wednesday, March 22: Trigonometry Lab Report due

Wednesday, March 22:
CW: 1. cross-section exploration, 2. solids of revolution

HW due Wednesday, 3/22 (by midnight): Lab Report!

Tuesday, March 21:
CW: lab report work time

HW due Wednesday, 2/22: lab report (Actual data: height of the building (MPR): 20 feet, angle of elevation to the sun: 34.62 degrees)

Monday, March 20:
CW: trigonometry quiz

No HW due Tuesday, 3/21

Monday, March 20: Trigonometry Quiz


Friday, March 17:
CW: Cavalieri's principle

HW due Monday, 3/20: study for quiz... see materials above!

Wednesday, March 15:
CW: 1. review of area and volume introduction; 2. Where do these formulas come from (area of a circle)? How are they related (sphere/cylinder/cone)?

HW due Friday, 3/17... complete #8 (back page):


Tuesday, March 14: No class, snow day

Monday, March 13:
CW: introduction to area and volume

HW due Tuesday, 3/14... complete classwork:


Friday, March 10:
CW: Kahoot review

HW due Monday, 3/13:


Wednesday, March 8:
CW: 1. partitioning a line segment; 2. trigonometry lab report

No HW due Friday, 3/10

Tuesday, March 7:
CW: completing PARCC problem set and introduction to partitioning a line segment

HW due Wednesday, 3/8... complete #3 on the back using the coordinate plane you took home with you:


Monday, March 6:
CW: PARCC problem set (trigonometry)

HW due Tuesday, 3/7:


Friday, March 3:
CW: trigonometry word problems (angle of elevation and angle of depression)

HW due Monday, 3/6... be sure #1-3 are complete and attempt #4 or 5:


Wednesday, March 1:
CW: Similarity and Introduction to Trigonometry Quiz OR reviewing

HW due Friday, 3/3: Review for the quiz if you have not taken it yet.


Wednesday, March 1: QUIZ


Friday, February 24:
CW: data collection to determine the height of the building

HW due Monday, 2/27: Begin reviewing for quiz (topics in document above)

Wednesday, February 22:
CW: 1. finding the missing side length using trig. functions; 2. finding the missing angle using trig. functions

HW due Friday, 2/24... complete classwork:


Tuesday, February 21:
CW: introduction to trigonometry

HW due Wednesday, 2/22:


Friday, February 17:
CW: SchoolNet "midterm"

HW due Tuesday, 2/21: Bring your scientific calculator (has trigonometry functions: "sin", "cos", "tan")

Wednesday, February 15:
CW: 1. generalizing the relationship between dilation and similarity; 2. finding the center of dilation and scale factor

No HW due Friday, 2/17

Tuesday, February 14:
CW: 1. midsegment theorem wrap up; 2. more practice with dilations

HW due Wednesday, 2/15... complete:


Monday, February 13:
CW: introduction to dilations on the coordinate plane

HW due Tuesday, 2/14... complete #4-6, 11, 13 ("c" is the scale factor!):


Friday, February 10: QUIZ
  • Be able to define similarity (corresponding angles are congruent, corresponding sides are proportional).
  • Be able to find missing values (sides, angles) in similar triangles.
  • Be able to determine whether or not triangles are similar using AA, SAS, or SSS. You must cite evidence to support your conclusion.

Wednesday, February 8:
CW: 1. midsegment theorem practice; 2. review of similar triangles

HW due Friday, 2/10: Study for similarity quiz.

Tuesday, February 7:
CW: 1. review of midpoint and distance formulas; 2. introduction to midsegment theorem

HW due Wednesday, 2/8... complete the first page:


Monday, February 6:
CW: proving triangles similar

HW due Tuesday, 2/7... complete the classwork. You must show some work for each problem. Each set of similar triangles will be proved similar by AA. If you can only show one set of angles are congruent but can't figure out the second that's okay but be sure you show what you do know!


Friday, February 3:
CW: similar triangle theorems (AA, SAS, SSS)

HW due Monday, 2/6:


Wednesday, February 1:
CW: 1. PARCC open response scoring with Mr. Benjamin, 2. finding the missing value given two similar figures and determining whether or not two figures are similar

HW due Friday, 2/3... complete the last page (back page of the hard copy):


Tuesday, January 31:
CW: continuation with similarity

HW due Wednesday, 2/1... Complete #1-8:


Monday, January 30:
CW: introduction to similarity

HW due Tuesday, 1/31... complete through #10 using your triangle measurements from class today (if you were absent today, you will not be able to complete this assignment and you will be excused from it). Remember: For #7, you do not need to use tracing paper, just sketch Triangle ADE next to Triangle ABC.


Friday, January 27:
CW: review of parallelogram properties

HW due Monday, 1/30:


Wednesday, January 25:
CW: solving problems using the properties of different quadrilaterals

HW due Friday, 1/27:


Tuesday, January 24:
CW: solving problems using the properties of different quadrilaterals

HW due Wednesday, 1/25... complete #1-6 on the first page:


Monday, January 23:
CW: review of quadratics and parallelogram family tree

HW due Tuesday, 1/24... complete #12, 18, 19 on the second page:


Thursday, January 19:
CW: review of quadratics

HW due Monday, January 23: PROOF BOOK due :) . The book needs to be given to me in hard copy before you leave the school on Monday.

Wednesday, January 18:
CW: proof book work day

HW due Thursday, 1/19: continue work on proof book

Tuesday, January 17:
CW: triangle and parallelogram proof quiz

HW due Wednesday, 1/18: work on your Proof Children's Book (we will have a work day tomorrow)

Tuesday, January 17: Quiz - triangle and parallelogram proofs

Friday, January 13:
CW: translating parallelogram proofs into generalized properties that are true of all parallelograms (ex: diagonals bisect each other)

HW due Tuesday, 1/17... study for your quiz:
  • 2 triangle proofs... be sure you know how to use a midpoint, a bisector, perpendicular lines, and CPCTC
  • 2 parallelogram proofs... you will be given the given/prove for all of the proofs in the packet and you choose two to prove:


In case it's helpful, here is the document that contains all proofs for the proof book project:


Wednesday, January 11:
CW: 1. parallelogram proof group presentations; 2. introduction to proof children's books

HW due Friday, 1/13: Brainstorm for the story aspect of your book... your proof does not have to be complete or correct yet but have a solid idea of how you will tell the story. Make sure you write it down!

Tuesday, January 10:
CW: parallelogram proofs

HW due Wednesday, 1/11... be sure you are ready for your group presentation:


Monday, January 9:
CW: parallelogram proofs

HW due Tuesday, 1/10... work on your proof that you began with your group in class:


Friday, January 6:
CW: introduction to parallelograms

HW due Monday, 1/9... be sure page #2 is complete:


Thursday, January 5:
CW: practicing with statements involving "bisect", "midpoint" and parallel lines

HW due Friday, 1/6... complete #6. The answer key is attached if you are feeling stuck:


Wednesday, January 4:
CW: Proofs using "corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent" (CPCTC)

HW due Thursday, 1/5:


Tuesday, January 3:
CW: triangle congruence proofs

HW due Wednesday, 1/4... complete the third problem:


To earn back points on your Unit 2 Test (if you earned less than 35 out of 47):
1. Complete test corrections for Part I (Multiple Choice) on a separate sheet to the best of your ability. Test corrections should include the correct answer and where your misunderstanding happened and why the correct answer makes sense.
2. Email Ms. Rapoport (rrapoport@latinpcs.org) with the problem numbers in Part 2 and Part 3 for which you lost half or more of the points. For example, if the question was worth 5 points and you earned 2 points, you lost 3 points which is more than half. I will email you back with specific problems to work on.
All of this can be done when you get back from break, but I wanted to give you this information in case you wanted to work on it during break.

Monday, December 19:
CW: wrap up work from Ms. Rapoport's absence

No HW due Tuesday, 12/20

Wednesday, December 14:
CW: 1. How do we know when two triangles are congruent? What is enough information? 2. triangle inequality theorem

HW due Friday, December 16: Be sure classwork and homework is complete:


Tuesday, December 13:
CW: Unit 2 Test

HW due Wednesday, 12/14... Choose 1 of the following:
A. Answer the following questions:
  1. In order to prove that two triangles are congruent do you need to know the all corresponding sides and corresponding angles are congruent, or could you still prove that two triangles are congruent if you were given fewer pieces of information (ex: all corresponding sides are congruent but we don't know anything about the angles)?
  2. If you think that we did not need to know all corresponding sides and corresponding angles are congruent, which combinations of sides and angles are enough to prove that two triangles are congruent? Experiment with as many combinations as you can think of (3 sides, 3 angles, 2 sides & 1 angle, etc.)

B. Experiment with triangle congruence using this link and answer the following question: Which combinations of sides and angles are enough to prove that two triangles are congruent?

Monday, December 12:
CW: Unit 2 Test

HW due Tuesday, 12/13: study for part 2 of the unit test if you have not taken it (review the "discussion" questions)

Monday, December 12: Unit 2 Test (note date change! Ms. Rapoport is not scheduled to be out on the original test date (12/7))


Tuesday, December 6:
CW: group review of "discussion questions" from study guide

HW due Wednesday, 12/7: Study for Unit 2 test

Monday, December 5:
CW: congruence and correspondence in rigid motion

HW due Tuesday, 12/6... complete #1-3 at the end of our classwork packet:


Wednesday, November 30:
CW: congruence and correspondence in rigid motion

HW due Monday, 12/5... Please do not complete the challenge problem because we will be doing an activity related to this in class:


Tuesday, November 29:
CW: perpendicular bisectors in rotations and reflections

HW due Wednesday, 11/30... complete #2-5:


Monday, November 28:
CW: constructing translations

HW due Tuesday, 11/29... complete #11-21:


Monday, November 21:
CW: review of rotational and reflectional symmetry, introduction to translations on the coordinate plane

HW due Tuesday, 11/22... #1-10:


Friday, November 18:
CW: rotations and reflections quiz

HW due Monday, 11/21... complete the last page:


Friday, November 18: Reflections and Rotations Quiz
  • rotations on the coordinate plane (90, 180, 270 degrees)
  • rotations without the coordinate plane (find the center of rotation and angle of rotation)
  • reflections on the coordinate plane
  • reflections without the coordinate plane (construct the line of reflection)
  • be able to explain why perpendicular bisectors are important in rotations and reflections

Tuesday, November 15:
CW: review of rotations and reflections (8th grade on field trip - no new material covered)

No HW due Wednesday, 11/16

Monday, November 14:
CW: introduction to rotational and reflectional symmetry

HW due Friday, 11/18... complete the flag page:


Wednesday, November 9:
CW: reflections on and off the coordinate plane

HW due Monday, 11/14... complete classwork:


Tuesday, November 8:
CW: rotations on the coordinate plane

HW due Wednesday, 11/9:


Monday, November 7:
CW: rotations on the coordinate plane

HW due Tuesday, 11/8:


Friday, November 4:
CW: rotation on the coordinate plane

HW due Monday, 11/7... #1-3:


Wednesday, November 2:
CW: rotation without the coordinate plane... how to find the center of rotation and the angle of rotation

HW due Friday, 11/4... TRY to complete the rotations on the coordinate plane. Don't spend more than twenty minutes.


Tuesday, November 1:
CW: rotations without the coordinate plane

HW due Wednesday, 11/2:


Monday, October 31:
CW: introduction to transformations without the coordinate plane

No HW due Tuesday, 11/1




Wednesday, October 26: UNIT 1 TEST

Tuesday, October 25:
CW: proof review and Kahoot review

HW due Wednesday, 10/26: Study for UNIT 1 TEST!

Monday, October 24:
CW: practice problems for test

HW due Tuesday, 10/25:


Friday, October 21:
CW: 5-7 in study guide

HW due Monday, 10/24: practice proofs


Wednesday, October 19:
CW: review of #1 and 2, then college fair!

HW due Friday, 10/21... complete #3, 4:


Tuesday, October 18:
CW: same side interior and same side exterior angle CONVERSES

HW due Wednesday, 10/19... complete #1, 2:


Monday, October 17
CW: alternate interior and alternate exterior angle CONVERSES

No HW due Tuesday, 10/18

Friday, October 14: QUIZ to include the following:
  • Prove the Vertical Angles Theorem
  • Prove EITHER the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem or Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem
  • Prove EITHER the Same Side Interior Angles Theorem or Same Side Exterior Angles Theorem

Answer Keys below:


Wednesday, October 12:
CW: proving theorems related to parallel lines cut by a transversal

HW due Friday, 10/14: Study for QUIZ on Friday (see above for detail)

Tuesday, October 11:
CW: vertical angles theorem, congruent complements theorem

HW due Wednesday, 10/12... complete the last page


Friday, October 7:
CW: review of Day 1 and Day 2, moving into Day 3 of Lincoln/Euclid Discussion: What was Lincoln's argument against slavery?

HW due Tuesday, 10/11:


Wednesday, October 5:
CW: 1. Lincoln/Euclid Discussion Part 1: Why is Lincoln staying up at night to read Euclid's Elements?, 2. Lincoln/Euclid Discussion Part 2: Were the justifications to slavery logical? (we will continue Part 2 on Friday)

HW due Friday, 10/7: Complete your reflection for Part 1

Tuesday, October 4:
CW: truth value... is the conditional always, sometimes, never true?

HW due Wednesday, 10/5:


Monday, October 3:
CW: introduction to logic

HW due Tuesday, 10/4... look up and complete contrapositive for extra credit:


Friday, September 30:
CW: review with 9th graders (8th grade in Williamsburg)

HW due Monday, 10/3:
See Wednesday, 9/28... homework remains the same

Wednesday, September 28:
CW: solving multi-step problems with angles and justifying each step with a reason; homework quiz

HW due MONDAY, 10/3 (when 8th grade is back from Williamsburg):
1. Complete Angle Chase (you may have already turned it in):

2. Complete 1.9 Properties of Triangles Homework with numbered "statements" (m<b = 38, etc.) and "reasons" (the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees, etc.):



Wednesday, September 28: Homework Quiz
1. 1.7 Angle Pair Homework... be able to complete problems like #51, 52 with reasons (assigned 9/20)
2. 1.7 Introduction to Angles Challenge... be able to complete problems like #5 with reason (assigned 9/19)
2. 1.8 Transversals Building an Argument (assigned 9/23)

Monday, September 26:
CW: three properties of angles within triangles:
1. Base angles in an isosceles triangle are congruent. (Base angles are the angles opposite the congruent sides).
2. The sum of the interior angles of any triangle is 180 degrees.
3. Each interior angle of an equilateral triangle measures 60 degrees.

HW due Tuesday, 9/27... DO NOT DO THE REASONS YET :)


Friday, September 23:
CW: angles created by a transversal review

HW due Monday, 9/23:


Wednesday, September 21:
CW: angles created by a transversal

HW due Friday, 9/23... complete page 3:


Tuesday, September 20:
CW: solving for missing angles AND writing the reasons why we know

HW due Wednesday, 9/21:


Monday, September 19:
CW: 1. complete Constructions Test; 2. solving for missing angles

HW due Tuesday, 9/20... complete #1, 5, 6, 7, 9


Friday, September 16:
CW: Constructions Test

No HW due Monday, 9/19

Upcoming CONSTRUCTIONS TEST on Friday, 9/16

Wednesday, September 14:
CW: completing critique of group work on constructions; practicing constructions; preview of the next part of our unit (angles)

HW due Friday, 9/16: STUDY FOR TEST... if you want tot review any constructions, use the links below:
(perpendicular bisector:, bisecting an angle , creating an equilateral triangle)

Upcoming HOMEWORK QUIZ on Wednesday, 9/14:
  1. describe the steps to constructing an equilateral triangle (HW 1.3)
  2. describe why circles are important in construction of an equilateral triangles (1.4 Exit Slip)
  3. be able to identify the correct order of steps to creating an angle bisector (HW 1.5)

Tuesday, September 13:
CW: critiquing group work on constructions

HW due Wednesday, 9/14:


Monday, September 12:
CW: review of constructions

HW due Tuesday, 9/13: You worked on one construction review question/prompt in your groups in class on Friday. For each of the other four questions/prompts, make three bulleted notes in response. Email or text message/call if this is unclear to you. Contact information on the main Geometry wikispace:


Friday, September 9:
CW: euclidthegame.com

HW due Monday, 9/12 (read AND annotate):


Wednesday, September 7:
CW: 1. constructing angle bisectors, 2. constructing perpendicular bisectors

HW due Friday, 9/9:


Tuesday, September 6:
CW: applying equilateral triangles to new constructions

No HW due Wednesday, 9/7

Friday, September 2:
CW: continuation of equilateral triangle constructions

HW due Tuesday, 9/6... be sure the following assignments are complete (you probably completed most of them in class on Friday!):
1. 1.3 Introduction to Constructions, Example #2 - Cedar City (determining the location of the third park)
2. 1.3 Introduction to Constructions Exit Slip

3. 1.4 Equilateral Triangle Constructions 2.0 Exit Slip


Extra credit opportunity! In our constructions work, we saw "Def. 1.15" in Euclid's proposition. Write down what it means and turn it in for extra credit toward your homework quiz grade.

Friday, 9/2: Homework Quiz: Because this is the first homework quiz of the year, we will review together in class on Thursday so you know how to study for these in the future.

Wednesday, August 31:
CW: 1. points, lines, planes practice problems; 2. introduction to constructions

HW due Friday, 9/2:
1. complete #2:

2. review for homework quiz (Homework Quiz will cover 1.1 Introduction to Euclid Homework, 1.2 Basic Geometric Terms Homework, 1.2 Basic Geometric Terms THINK)

Tuesday, August 30:
CW: more practice with basic geometric terms

HW due Wednesday, 8/31:


Monday, August 29:
CW: basic geometric terms

HW due Tuesday, 8/30:


Friday, August 26:
CW: introduction to Euclid

HW due Monday, 8/29:
1. have syllabus signed by someone at home
2. 1.1 Introduction to Euclid:


Thursday, August 25:
CW: syllabus review

HW due Friday, 8/26... highlight/underline or in some way note the 3 most important parts of the article:


HW due Monday, 8/29... have the syllabus signed by someone at home (attached at the top of the wiki)

Wednesday, August 24:
CW: introductions; perfect square activity

HW due Thursday, 8/25: